Four decisions released today, one upheld
Today we released four new decisions, one of which was upheld.
The Authority upheld a fairness complaint from a tiler who was featured in an episode of The Block NZ: Villa Wars. The Authority ordered broadcaster MediaWorks to pay costs to the Crown of $1,500, for breaches of fairness and accuracy, and emphasised the importance of ensuring all participants in reality television are treated fairly, especially where the individual has made it clear they do not want to be shown in the programme. The Authority found that the show created an unfairly negative impression of Mr Djurdjevic, when it described him as a ‘temperamental European tiler’ who allegedly wanted to be paid in advance and went ‘AWOL’ when he was not paid, and misrepresented his worth ethic. It also found that Mr Djurdjevic was not adequately informed of the nature of his participation in the programme and was not given a reasonable opportunity to comment on how he was portrayed.
You can read our media release on this decision here or by clicking on the on the Media Releases button below.
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